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Benjamin Landara

Aboriginal Art > Aboriginal Art Styles > Hermannsburg Art > Benjamin Landara Benjamin Landara: Hermannsburg Artist DRAFT Benjamin Landara (1921–1985) was one of the leading second-generation artists of the Hermannsburg School. An Arrernte man from Ntaria...

Henoch Raberaba

Aboriginal Art > Aboriginal Art Styles > Hermannsburg Art > Henoch Raberaba Henoch Raberaba: Hermannsburg Artist DRAFT Henoch Raberaba  is one of the most important second-generation artists of the Hermannsburg School. A Western Arrernte (Aranda) man from...

Aboriginal Astronomy Orion and the Pleiades

Aboriginal Art >  Aboriginal Astrology Aboriginal Astronomy: Orion and the Pleiades Aboriginal astronomy is one of the world’s oldest continuous systems of celestial knowledge. Long before telescopes or written star charts, Aboriginal Australians observed the...

What is a Songline

Aboriginal Art > Aboriginal Dream Time Story > What ia a songline? What is a Songline? A Songline is an Aboriginal oral map of Country that records the journeys of ancestral beings during the Dreaming. Preserved through songs, stories, ceremonies and art,...

Why Do Aboriginal Artists Use Dots?

Aboriginal Art > Aboriginal Art Styles > Western Desert Art > Aboriginal Dot Art > Why Do Aboriginal Artists Use Dots Why Do Aboriginal Artists Use Dots? Aboriginal artists use dots for far more than decoration. Depending on the artist, community, and...

Can Anyone Paint Aboriginal Dot Art?

Aboriginal Art > Aboriginal Art Styles > Western Desert Art > Aboriginal Dot Art > Can anyone paint Aboriginal Dot Art? Can Anyone Paint Aboriginal Dot Art? The short answer is yes. Anyone can paint using dots. Dotting is simply an artistic technique used...